A communication from Dan Eichholz, Executive Director of the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers: Response from Aggregate Producers to Pollution Claims by Attorney General This information is in response to your 7/24/18 blog post titled ”Attorney General Cites McHenry County … Continue reading
Yesterday, the United State Environmental Protection Agency took McHenry County off its ozone nonattainment list. The US EPA didn’t put who counties on the list; just certain zip codes. As I remember the fight over state legislation requiring vehicle emission … Continue reading
A press release from the Village of Lakewood: Water Well Testing for Private Wells Near Lakewood Working in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), the Village of Lakewood is helping to raise awareness of the presence of … Continue reading
When you are a senior in college taking a light load, you can end up doing some silly things. I was the Chairman of the Oberlin Mock Convention in 1964. Naturally, I wanted publicity for the only event bringing Republican … Continue reading
While writing the article about McHenry County dry cleaners with pollution problems, I called the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to find out what was happening with the most polluted site in McHenry County. It’s in Downtown Crystal Lake–One Hour Crystal … Continue reading
An alert reader sent me this link to the Chicago Tribune’s “Dry Cleaners’ Toxic Legacy:Find sites near you.” I typed in my zip code–60014–and found the list and map you see below (click to enlarge, obviously some duplicates): Here’s what … Continue reading
